Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean farmers are in disagreement with some of their neighbours over the future of plastic mulch in the region. This comes after a study found potential health harms that can come ...

In seven years, plastic mulch use in Quebec's Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region has increased by 90 per cent. (Submitted by Jean-François Robert - image credit) For close to a decade, Michel Frigon ...

are plastic sheets that are spread over the soil to serve as a sort of plastic mulch. They suppress the growth of weeds, increase fertiliser uptake, regulate temperature and humidity, and protect ...

The Department of Science and Technology-Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI) has developed ...